CSM Corporation Makes Major Donation
to Ronald McDonald House Charities

Largest
corporate contributor to Ronald McDonald House
Charities Upper Midwest

Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
February 1, 2013 … CSM Corporation
has
announced the donation of $86,975 to the Ronald
McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest Division.The company, which owns and operates 38
nationally-branded hotels across the country through the subsidiary CSM
Lodging, selected Ronald McDonald House Charities in 2010 as their
companywide
charitable partner and never looked back.Along with CSM Corporation’s contribution, many of the
company’s 2200
employees actively participated in the partnership during 2012,
donating resources,
in-kind gifts and personal time working with Ronald McDonald Houses in
five
states, with donations collectively totaling $86,975.CSM Corporation’s founder and CEO, Gary
Holmes, presented the check to John Stanoch, president and CEO of
Ronald McDonald
House Charities Upper Midwest.

“It is such an honor for all of us
at CSM Corporation to partner with Ronald McDonald House Charities,”
said Bill
Upshaw, president of the company’s lodging and residential division,
CSM
Lodging.“One of our company’s core
values is to give back to the communities in which our hotels are
located.I can’t think of a more worthy
organization
for us to be affiliated with than one that supports hospitalized
children and
their families.”

(L to R) Gary Holmes, CSM
Corporation’s founder and
CEO, presents a check for $86,975
to John Stanoch, CEO of Ronald McDonald House
Charities Upper Midwest.

“We are honored and humbled by the
outpouring of support from CSM management and employees," said John
Stanoch, president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities Upper
Midwest. "CSM employees have prepared and served meals to
families
through our Cooks for Kids volunteer program, and participated in other
service
projects. CSM organized creative events to raise funds and collect
much-needed
pantry items and other in-kind donations for a total of 956 hours of
volunteer
time."Mr. Stanoch continued with,
"In December, we were honored to receive a check from CSM for $86,975
to
support our efforts. None of our programs are fee-based, meaning
families are
never expected to pay for services. CSM’s generosity makes it possible
for us
to continue to support families when they need it most. We look forward
to
continuing this partnership with CSM in 2013.”

The Ronald
McDonald House program provides a “home-away-from-home” for
families of
seriously ill or injured children, so they can stay close by their
hospitalized
child at little or no cost. The Ronald
McDonald Houses are built on the simple idea that nothing else
should
matter when a family is focused on the healing of their child.Ronald McDonald House Charities believes that
when a child is hospitalized the love and support of family is as
powerful as
the strongest medicine prescribed.By
staying at a Ronald McDonald House, parents can also better communicate
with
their child’s medical team and keep up with complicated treatment plans
when
needed.

CSM Corporation is the largest
corporate contributing partner to Ronald McDonald House Charities Upper
Midwest.The company’s experience with
the Ronald McDonald House program has proven so emotionally rewarding
to CSM
Corporation and its 2200 employees that they look forward to continuing
the
partnership throughout 2013.

For more
information about Ronald McDonald House Charities Upper Midwest, contact

Sarah
Nelson, director of marketing and communication, at 612-767-2785 or sarah@rmhc-um.org.

About CSM
LodgingCSM
Lodging,
a division of CSM
Corporation, acquires, develops and manages quality hospitality
real
estate investments within select markets across the United States. The
company
is known for their business ethos of treating their customers and
associates
with integrity and respect, and for their commitment to the future of
the
communities in which they live and work.

In 1994, CSM
purchased its first hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota. By the end of 2002,
CSM had
opened 29 hotels and developed a presence in Minneapolis, Portland,
Denver,
Boston, Detroit, Seattle and Naples. Today, CSM Lodging manages 38
hotels
nationwide and continues to achieve awards in design, openings,
quality, sales
excellence, marketing and revenue management.

CSM Lodging is
part of the CSM Corporation family of companies, founded in 1976, which
has
engaged in the acquisition, development, leasing, management and
ownership of
quality real estate assets. The extensive portfolio includes retail,
office
& industrial, multi-family residential, and hotel properties across
the
United States.